I’m trying to build a workstation for my wife who is a graphic design by trade. She has only ever used Window so I thought that this would be a great way to introduce her to Linux. I just have some questions about getting this project off the ground.

  1. Am I better off buying a cheap, prebuilt desktop and adding some extra parts like a GPU and more memory or building it from the ground up?

  2. For a distro, I was thinking about Linux Mint but would other distros be better options?

  3. Other than GIMP, what are some essential software for graphic design and digital art on Linux?

  • swayevenly@lemm.eeEnglish
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    28 days ago

    Besides a possible issue importing ai/psd/indd files I don’t think any of the specs you mentioned are required. I can still design on my 2012 mac book pro without issue.

    AI files can be saved as .eps files. PSD files can be saved as .tiff files. Both are lossless and keep layers intact.